Fantasy Tip: Palmer is in contention with Jimmy Clausen for the No. 2 quarterback job, and he may have shown a little bit of moxie in the battle with this comeback. Still, there are doubts Palmer could get the job done as a starter should Jay Cutler go down, so hold off on rushing to get Palmer just yet.

Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman said QB Jimmy Clausen was brought in to create competition for QBs David Fales and Jordan Palmer and was not necessarily an indication that he is dissatisfied with either of them. "I told (Palmer) we were going to bring in another quarterback who had some experience, and that we were going to continue to keep the competition open on a daily basis," Trestman said. The Bears will re-evaluate the quarterback situation at the end of OTAs.

The Chicago Bears are awaiting the MRI results on Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler (groin) Monday, Oct. 21, and they are bracing themselves for bad news. Cutler could be out for most of the remaining 10 weeks of the season if it's a serious groin injury. QB Josh McCown would take over for Cutler if he has to miss any time. The Bears would likely re-sign QB Jordan Palmer to back up McCown.

Free-agent QB Jordan Palmer (Bears) is heading to Chicago, and the team is expected to re-sign the veteran journeyman after the injury to QB Jay Cutler (groin) in Week 7. Palmer said Sunday, Oct. 20, that he is "coming in tomorrow."

Updating a previous report, the Chicago bears are looking to add a third quarterback after the team lost QB Michael Blanchard (hand) with a broken non-throwing hand. "I'm not sure about the time that he'll be out, but we're sitting here with two quarterbacks going into next week," Bears coach Marc Trestman said. "Certainly that's something that we're gonna have to repair fairly quickly to get a third quarterback on the roster."
Earlier in the summer, the team worked out QBs JaMarcus Russell (Raiders), Trent Edwards (Eagles) and Jordan Palmer (Jaguars). All three could be options for the Bears this week.

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey said QB Chad Henne is still considered the No. 2 quarterback even though QB Jordan Palmer led a game-winning drive at the end of each of the first two preseason games. Mularkey did not rule out the idea of keeping three quarterbacks on the final roster.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are uncertain if they'll keep a third quarterback behind QBs Blaine Gabbert and Chad Henne. QB Jordan Palmer is on the roster, and QB Nathan Enderle was added Friday, June 22. Smith said the team will keep three if the third quarterback is in the team's top 53 players. "(The practice squad quarterback) would have to be good enough to hopefully be a third or we would have to go to the street and get a veteran," Smith said. "And we've done that before. You can keep your quarterback healthy. That is our goal with our pass protection."

The Cincinnati Bengals played just two quarterbacks -- Andy Dalton and Bruce Gradkowski -- Thursday, Aug. 25, in their third preseason game. It appears the team is considering entering the season with just two quarterbacks on roster. Backup QB Jordan Palmer appears to be the odd man out if they do keep three, as he has not played in the past two preseason games. QB Dan LeFevour would likely be the third option if the Bengals choose to retain three signal callers.